one of the leaders of the Valets of Mary Movement (1). In fact, during the apparitions of Fatima, "the Virgin Mary introduced herself as Our Lady of the Rosary. The Rosary is a weapon, a means of sanc [...] 17 – The first church dedicated to Mary (Rome, Italy) An all-night Rosary Vigil with the Valets of Mary The first Rosary Vigil of the Movement of the Valets of Mary took place on Friday, October 13, 2017 [...] the faithful and all people of good will to discover the Rosary as a means of Salvation. This event was organized to mark the anniversary of the last apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917 in Portugal
September 17 – Our Lady of the Virtues and Glories of Mary (La Flèche, France) The chapel of miracles remained completely intact In Orléans (France), near the Loire River, the parish church of Saint Paul had a [...] large portion of the historic district, including Saint Paul Church. But the chapel with the statue of "Our Lady of Miracles" remained completely intact. Older parishioners tell the story of a chair that [...] a side chapel called "Our Lady of Miracles" with a very ancient statue of a Black Madonna to whom many faithful came to pray. Saint Joan of Arc herself came to pray there in May 1429. In June 1940, the
December 26 – Mary mourns for Saint Stephen (Jerusalem) - Synaxes of the Mother of God (Byzantine Church) "Mary has been the daily companion of my life" Our Lady, the Mother of Jesus and our Mother, has [...] my mother. My goodness, how many times did Mother have to interrupt the "Hail Marys" to scold one of us: "Hail Mary, full of grace …Stop it, child!" Then she would continue! When I was 12, my aunt, who [...] yours, O Mary. All that I am and all that I have belong to you." All my life, I will rely on the protection and blessing of Our Lady. I can testify that the Mother of the Church and beloved Mother of Jesus
The Santa Casa is transferred to Loreto (Italy, 1295) – Founding of the Legion of Mary (Dublin, Ireland, 1921) Before Mary, the chains of hell cannot stand A man and his wife, after their children had grown [...] moment of communion the boy disappeared suddenly, carried away by Satan who was on the watch. The priest, sobbing with grief, fell at the feet of the Virgin Mary, begging her. The Mother of the King of Glory [...] saintly hermit, who restored his hope: "Have faith: before the Lady of Heaven, the chains of hell cannot stand!" The hermit traced the sign of the cross on him, then they both fasted and kept vigil in prayer
August 25 – Virgin Mary, Health of the Sick - Saint Louis, King of France (d. 1270) Mary became the Godmother of my vocation My greatest experience with the Virgin Mary took place at home within my family [...] 1976 I entered the Seminary of the Redemptorist Fathers, where I stayed for 4 years. There I grew in the knowledge and love of the Mother of Jesus. Mary became the Godmother of my vocation. I can say that [...] because of the lack of priests available in our region. Back then, the best instrument of evangelization we had was Radio Aparecida (Brazil), whose programs taught us about the devotion to Our Lady of Aparecida
scene: they found Mary sitting on the top of the rampart, busy fishing! Attached to the line of her fishing rod was a rosary. Word of a fisherman! St Peter had never seen this kind of bait! Mary was leisurely [...] August 11 – Mary Refuge of Sinners - Blessed John Henry Newman (d. 1890) The hook of her fishing rod is a rosary In a recent issue of Famille Chrétienne (a French Catholic magazine), Juliette Duvivier [...] bottom of the matter. Assisted by the archangel Michael who was in charge of security, he decided to carry out a thorough inspection of the Kingdom’s ramparts. Finally, standing in the shadow of a tower
July 27 - Canonization of Catherine Labouré by Pius XII in the presence of 10,000 Children of Mary dressed in white (1947) Carried to Paradise by the hands of the Blessed Virgin “When the Blessed Virgin [...] it is a grace that she gives us,” said Sister Catherine Labouré, religious of Saint Vincent de Paul in Paris (Daughters of Charity) to whom the Blessed Virgin appeared in 1830 and asked to have a medal [...] begged Mary to tell her if she should share her "secret" with her Superior. She perceived a positive answer in her heart and revealed everything. Her Superior was convinced, and soon the statue of the Virgin
Anne, Mary’s parents Grandparents are under the protection of Jesus’ grandparents Today is the liturgical commemoration of Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of Our Lady, and therefore, grandparents of Jesus [...] Jesus. This occasion makes us think of the subject of education which has an important place in the pastoral work of the Church. In particular, it invites us to pray for grandparents, who, in the family, [...] are the depositories and often witnesses of the fundamental values of life. The educational task of grandparents is always very important, and it becomes even more so when, for various reasons, the parents
the Vow of King Louis XIII to entrust his kingdom to the Virgin Mary, Mother Yvonne-Aimée received a secret visit and apparition of Mary during the night, which had to do with the situation of France and [...] Maronites and Syriacs: Feast of Mary Mediatrix - Saint Bonaventure Unique occurrences in the history of the Church Mother Yvonne-Aimée's(1) great friendship with the Virgin Mary was founded on the Bible, [...] that these were unique occurrences in the history of the Church. She said one day in recreation that she had read the account of Lucia, Jacinta and Francis of Fatima three times, so moved was she by their
July 17 – Feast of Mary’s humility God looked at the humility of his maidservant I dare say that without her humility, Mary’s virginity alone would not have been sufficient to please God. This is the one [...] conceived of him without his presence? Clearly then, for her to conceive of the Holy Spirit, she herself attests that God looked at the humility of his maidservant (Luke 1:48) rather than her virginity; if [...] virgin: if Mary had not been humble, the Holy Spirit would not have rested on her. And if the Holy Spirit had not rested upon her, he would not have made her fruitful. How, indeed, would Mary have conceived
